Arenteiro club holds emergency assembly

Club Deportivo Arenteiro’s board gathered supporters at Espiñedo on June 3 for an informational assembly called to explain the club’s financial and sporting position, according to La Región. The meeting came after weeks of public concern over unpaid wages and after the team’s relegation from Primera Federación. President Argimiro Marnotes said the board wanted to speak “con transparencia, responsabilidad y respeto” about a situation he described as serious. The club said its immediate objective was survival and the ability to compete next season, at least in Segunda Federación. ### Why did Arenteiro call supporters to Espiñedo? The June 3 assembly was scheduled for 8:30 p.m. at the Espiñedo ground and was open to all members, La Región reported. The stated purpose was to lay out the club’s current condition, with the economic situation described as the main concern. Argimiro Marnotes said the meeting was intended to explain the club’s position directly to supporters rather than through rumor. (laregion.es) La Región reported that the board was trying to clarify multiple open fronts while insisting that “desaparición” was not being considered by the current leadership. ### What is the core financial problem? La Región reported that Arenteiro has numerous unpaid obligations affecting the first-team squad, coaching staff, employees and outside companies. (laregion.es) The newspaper said the main issue is debt owed to players, with additional unpaid amounts tied to Spain’s Social Security system and tax authorities. May 12 was the date on which players, staff and club workers said the team was nearing three months of continuous non-payment, according to reports in La Voz de Galicia and EFE coverage carried by Infobae. La Voz said housing assistance promised by the club had also not been met. (laregion.es) La Región reported that debts to Social Security and Hacienda have also blocked the arrival of pending subsidies. That has left the club facing a cash squeeze on several fronts at once as it tries to register for next season. ### What did Marnotes tell members about survival? Marnotes said the club’s situation was “seria,” but added that Arenteiro still had “opciones de futuro” if people acted with unity, responsibility and commitment in the coming weeks, according to La Región. (lavozdegalicia.es) He also said the board was working on “actuaciones estratégicas” to try to save a situation that he said was difficult but still solvable. (laregion.es) The board’s priority, Marnotes said, was for CD Arenteiro to remain alive, compete next season and preserve its roots in O Carballiño. He described June as an important month for the club’s future, according to La Región’s report ahead of the assembly. ### How does the sporting situation make the crisis more urgent? Arenteiro’s own website shows the club finished its 2025-26 campaign on May 23 after a season that ended in relegation. (laregion.es) La Región said the most realistic sporting outcome now would be for the club to compete in Segunda Federación next season. La Región reported that player complaints over unpaid wages could trigger another drop if payments are not made, this time to Tercera Federación. (laregion.es) That risk has made the wage issue one of the club’s most immediate problems. Coach Juanfran García had already acknowledged uncertainty around the debt in comments reported by La Región on May 18. (cdarenteiro.es) The newspaper’s CD Arenteiro coverage also linked the financial strain to the atmosphere around the team’s final weeks of the season. ### Which players are under contract, and could sales matter? (laregion.es) La Región reported that six players are under contract for next season: Víctor Mingo, Diego Moreno, Bastida, Dani González, Brais Val and Jordan Sánchez, whose renewal was triggered after reaching a set number of appearances. The newspaper said the club also hoped to raise money through player sales. (laregion.es) Víctor Mingo and Bastida had received several offers that had not yet turned into completed deals, La Región reported. Those possible transfers were presented as one of the few identifiable routes to bring in cash quickly. June is the next concrete checkpoint named by the club’s president. Marnotes told supporters, through La Región, that the coming weeks would be decisive as Arenteiro tries to resolve unpaid wages, public debts and blocked subsidies in time to enter the 2026-27 season. (laregion.es)